Banyankole people

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The Banyankole people are a Bantu ethnic group of southwestern Uganda, traditionally known as cattle-keeping pastoralists and cultivators with a hierarchical social structure and rich cultural heritage.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Nyankole 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
ethnic group
cattleBreedAssociation Ankole long-horned cattle NERFINISHED
clanSystem patrilineal clans
colonialHistory incorporated into British Uganda Protectorate
continent Africa
country Uganda
culturalHeritage oral traditions
proverbs and storytelling
culturalPractice bridewealth payment in cattle
clan-based organization
extended family system
ethnonymLanguageName Runyankole NERFINISHED
ethnonymSingular Munyankole NERFINISHED
foodStaple bananas (matooke)
milk and dairy products
millet
formerPolityStatus Ankole as one of the traditional kingdoms of Uganda NERFINISHED
initiationRites puberty rituals
language Runyankole NERFINISHED
languageFamily Bantu languages
Niger–Congo languages
livestock Ankole cattle NERFINISHED
locatedIn southwestern Uganda NERFINISHED
marriageSystem arranged marriages (historically)
neighboringEthnicGroup Baganda NERFINISHED
Bakiga NERFINISHED
Banyarwanda NERFINISHED
Batoro NERFINISHED
populationCountry Uganda NERFINISHED
region Ankole NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
selfDesignation Banyankore NERFINISHED
subgroup Bahima NERFINISHED
Bairu NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy mixed farming
traditionalLeaderTitle Omugabe NERFINISHED
traditionalMusic dance
drumming
folk songs
traditionalOccupation agriculture
cattle keeping
cultivation
pastoralism
traditionalPoliticalUnit Kingdom of Ankole NERFINISHED
traditionalSocialStructure hierarchical

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Runyankole hasAlternativeName Banyankole people
this entity surface form: Nyankole
Great Lakes peoples includes Banyankole people
Runyankole spokenBy Banyankole people